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/china relationship? >> well, i think that it's a little too early to tell that this is symptomatic of the new administration. but i do expect that there will be progress in certain areas. china has been asking the u.s. to lift restrictions on high-tech exports. and i gather that the obama administration is consider something kind of overhaul of the current restrictions. so there might be some change there was benefit to china. and on the u.s. side, the u.s. would like china to lift restrictions on imports of livestock. and it looks like china is willing to do that on a gradual basis. so i think that there would be some positives coming out of these meetings today and tomorrow. >> and lastly, frank, what would be the most significant policy move period to come from this. again, aside from the news we've already heard about the import duties, are you looking for any big-name tie-ups, or is this about meeting and shaking hands, especially because the u.s. leadership still isn't settled, erkts speci especial
/china relationship? >> well, i think that it's a little too early to tell that this is symptomatic of the new administration. but i do expect that there will be progress in certain areas. china has been asking the u.s. to lift restrictions on high-tech exports. and i gather that the obama administration is consider something kind of overhaul of the current restrictions. so there might be some change there was benefit to china. and on the u.s. side, the u.s. would like china to lift...
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she's appealing to china for help. state department spokesperson said clinton spoke by phone with foreign minister. >> the question was what influence china could bring to bear on the dprk to see reason and focus on the develop of their country and feeding of their people rather than on ballistic launches. >> deputy secretary of state william burns is scheduled to meet tuesday in washington. >>> a search for active earthquake faults near japan's nuclear power plant may lead to the scrapping of one of them. implications run deep. >> reporter: 17 commercial nuclear plants and one major test reactor have been built in japan. the nuclear regulation authority was formed after last year's disaster to monitor their safety. experts at the authority are trying to determine if any of the reactors lie above active fault lines. the tsuruga plant in central japan has been known to have an active fault running close by. the fault is called urasoko. another fault intersects with it. it runs right under the facility's number two react
she's appealing to china for help. state department spokesperson said clinton spoke by phone with foreign minister. >> the question was what influence china could bring to bear on the dprk to see reason and focus on the develop of their country and feeding of their people rather than on ballistic launches. >> deputy secretary of state william burns is scheduled to meet tuesday in washington. >>> a search for active earthquake faults near japan's nuclear power plant may lead...
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than china. partly because of relative wage levels, but also partly because of its proximity to the market and with energy and transport costs being what they are today, you're going to see a lot of change. and the u.s., like our industrialized economies, is going to have opportunities and it needs to prepare itself to exploit those opportunities. >> the ilo director general guy ryder talking to carolin. just a reminder, we spoke to pascal lamy who confirmed they've downgraded the world trade percent this year. that's had an impact on the volume of trade. it did ask him about what he thought the political situation in italy was going to develop and what impact. he said he thought and believed it would be contained, but then, of course, we might expect him to say that, as well. but he was speaking with mario monti earlier in the weekend, as well. on saturday he was with him. >> a diplomatic response, i would expect no less. great stuff from geneva. looking forward to having you back here tomorrow.
than china. partly because of relative wage levels, but also partly because of its proximity to the market and with energy and transport costs being what they are today, you're going to see a lot of change. and the u.s., like our industrialized economies, is going to have opportunities and it needs to prepare itself to exploit those opportunities. >> the ilo director general guy ryder talking to carolin. just a reminder, we spoke to pascal lamy who confirmed they've downgraded the world...
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now, in greater china, also some losses. the shanghai comp is more isolated than the rest of these markets from global happenings. it wasn't really the fiscal cliff worries that had this index down. this index has rallied in december. but it's still under water while the rest of the indexes are notching some percentages for the year. they control about three quarters of trade in this market, so, really, they're going to have to buy in if they're going to see any sustained rally. the hang seng is up about 22% for the day. pulling back this week, we're down .7% weighing heavily in this market were the chinese banks. the banks listed in shanghai. liquidity concerns as they head into the end of the year and try wrapping up their balance sheets for regulatory requirements next year. that's the asx worries here. and the bse sensex, the momentum of losses has been increasing over the last little bit. but this market doing very well on the year, as well, up nearly 25%. so a pretty ugly picture here, kelly, but if the world is going
now, in greater china, also some losses. the shanghai comp is more isolated than the rest of these markets from global happenings. it wasn't really the fiscal cliff worries that had this index down. this index has rallied in december. but it's still under water while the rest of the indexes are notching some percentages for the year. they control about three quarters of trade in this market, so, really, they're going to have to buy in if they're going to see any sustained rally. the hang seng...
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china clearly has bottomed. and i think with the new leadership in place, we'll have much more talk about urbanization and the restructuring that will continue to take place there and so that leaves us with europe. and europe is not doing well. we all know that. but i think europe has stopped deteriorating. so if we look at the pmi numbers, for example, they're still really bad, but they have stopped going down and some of the numbers increased even though they're still well below 50. all of this together means that i think it's going to be a very interesting year for equities that will make money in equities this year. >> virginie, if there's any good news for investors, maybe they can focus on fundamentals or looking at some particular companies, you know, is it a stock picker's market, that kind of thing. but we have major electrics. especially just mentioned europe, we have german elections, we have what's going on in italy. is it going to still be about politics or is it a market that will overcome that? >>
china clearly has bottomed. and i think with the new leadership in place, we'll have much more talk about urbanization and the restructuring that will continue to take place there and so that leaves us with europe. and europe is not doing well. we all know that. but i think europe has stopped deteriorating. so if we look at the pmi numbers, for example, they're still really bad, but they have stopped going down and some of the numbers increased even though they're still well below 50. all of...
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china is still positive in the fourth quarter. china is going to show a slow and steady improvement. so we need those. >> higher expectations stronger in the likes of taiwan, india and brazil. let's go back to where you say they're weakest. greece, italy, spain, the netherlands. this is a very weak feature, indeed. how bad in it? >> it's bad. the eurozone is the global economic problem now. if you look at asia where i just returned from, both countries are feeling optimistic. but they seem to be inwardly focused now by being a triangle of china, india, indonesia. we're not seeing a great benefit into europe as we did before. for instance, germany is looking pretty pessimistic. based on its lack of export performance to places like china. >> yeah. when the bundes bank came out and shortly downgraded forecasts, how is the employment picture? if you've got a relatively healthy china and the u.s. consumer bounce back, wouldn't that help germany? >> it certainly would. germany is relatively flat in terms of the employment outlook. so i
china is still positive in the fourth quarter. china is going to show a slow and steady improvement. so we need those. >> higher expectations stronger in the likes of taiwan, india and brazil. let's go back to where you say they're weakest. greece, italy, spain, the netherlands. this is a very weak feature, indeed. how bad in it? >> it's bad. the eurozone is the global economic problem now. if you look at asia where i just returned from, both countries are feeling optimistic. but...
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most of the future growth is coming out of china. it is a market which is exploding. i think in 2010, they had 58 million people leaving china. it was 72 million last year. it will be about 80 million by the end of in year. it's all the product of lots of new people coming into the middle class and wanting to travel for the first time. >>> and this is one destination that would use a lot of world visitors spending their money. is it still as appealing? >> yes. europe is never going to lose its appeal. certainly visitors from asia want to come and visit europe. i think the europe outbound market is a bit sluggish at the moment. but it is still the case that people want to travel. and families will make a lot of sacrifices. they might not change a car, but they will absolutely protect their family holiday. europe will still grow, despite the economic difficulties. >> i also wonder when we saw the cost of airfare come down, when we've seen incomes rise, do you expect the rapid, rapid growth that we've seen to continue or is it market now maturing? >> no, the market is no
most of the future growth is coming out of china. it is a market which is exploding. i think in 2010, they had 58 million people leaving china. it was 72 million last year. it will be about 80 million by the end of in year. it's all the product of lots of new people coming into the middle class and wanting to travel for the first time. >>> and this is one destination that would use a lot of world visitors spending their money. is it still as appealing? >> yes. europe is never...
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i think china will continue to play it. i think that would be better, more obvious great stories in the like in the next ten years in china. >> such at? >> the obvious concern, i'm not concerned about the residential property side, but international property, larger entities, that would be a concern that would continue to rear its head, i think. and i look at the stock pickses of chinese industries. just determined the bank roll losses for that industry and that's slightly concerning, as well. i see china more as a trade market rather than a strategic bet. within that, we are keen to extend ourselves to only the mining sector. >> there's plenty of pessimism for people to come in. in other central bank news, sweden has lowered its key interest rate by 25 basis points to 1%. in a widely expected move. the central bank says it sees the repo rate remaining for the coming year. riksbank deputy swensen says he is pushing for heavier cuts. >>> in australia, the decision to lower rates at its december policy meeting appears to be a
i think china will continue to play it. i think that would be better, more obvious great stories in the like in the next ten years in china. >> such at? >> the obvious concern, i'm not concerned about the residential property side, but international property, larger entities, that would be a concern that would continue to rear its head, i think. and i look at the stock pickses of chinese industries. just determined the bank roll losses for that industry and that's slightly...
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china is getting expensive. everyone needs to respond faster to the consumer. >> as much as a success story as this is for inditex, what kind of read is it for the consumer more broadly? i think about the big u.k. department store talking about a great sudden. is the strength perhaps -- great saturday. is the strength perhaps of the consumer, whether it's driven by overseas visits, underestimated? >> i think you're talking about the employment figures. if adds up. if you look at the u.k. particularly, shoppers are out there. if you look at the numbers that we've seen, john lewis had extremely strong figures, asos had strong figures in the u.k. car sales are hitting new highs over the last several years. with the likes of the german mark's, the luxury's doing the best. people are feeling more confident, particularly if they've been in employment for a while. the key thing -- they are shopping for quality. where they actually get value and quality is really -- those companies are doing particularly well. you are b
china is getting expensive. everyone needs to respond faster to the consumer. >> as much as a success story as this is for inditex, what kind of read is it for the consumer more broadly? i think about the big u.k. department store talking about a great sudden. is the strength perhaps -- great saturday. is the strength perhaps of the consumer, whether it's driven by overseas visits, underestimated? >> i think you're talking about the employment figures. if adds up. if you look at the...
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we will find out how it is changing china. is the season to engage in psychological warfare. and least, that is the accusation being made by north korea against its neighbors to the south, and it has to do with a christmas tree just west of seoul, korea, and the problem is that can be seen miles away in north korea. the north has threatened to the south with retaliation but has not said how exactly. children in one town have been given their christmas presents by elephant at their school. they enjoy the festivities. it is a regular feature of the town, but it was canceled because of flooding. now, when would you need an ax to go swimming? well, here is one example. this is north of the capital of berlin. they were breaking up the ice and then taking a dip. you are watching "bbc world news." these are our headlines. two firefighters have been killed and another wounded in new york state. it happened as they responded to a blaze. an aide to advisor has been killed in afghanistan, the first killing of its kind, shot by a woman in police uniform. and another six police dead. it i
we will find out how it is changing china. is the season to engage in psychological warfare. and least, that is the accusation being made by north korea against its neighbors to the south, and it has to do with a christmas tree just west of seoul, korea, and the problem is that can be seen miles away in north korea. the north has threatened to the south with retaliation but has not said how exactly. children in one town have been given their christmas presents by elephant at their school. they...
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china urged north korea to exercise self-restraint. its officials had expressed hope the north would behave cautiously from the broad per suspect i of peace and stability on the korean peninsula. that the leadership in pyongyang did not heed that call and went ahead with the launch anyway. it demonstrates that china's influence on the north is limited. it should be noted here that china has been calling for more action from other countries. its contention is that the rest of the world should act to prevent tension on the peninsula from escalating further. china is apparently concerned that strong international criticism will cause north korea to take an even harder stance. beijing believes that would wipe out any chance of a breakthrough in resolving the situation. it appears china's officials will now move to control the damage. they'll be trying to use what influence they do have over their lie to prevent more provocative acts from north korea. nhk world, beijing. >> north korea's state-run television declared the launch a success. >
china urged north korea to exercise self-restraint. its officials had expressed hope the north would behave cautiously from the broad per suspect i of peace and stability on the korean peninsula. that the leadership in pyongyang did not heed that call and went ahead with the launch anyway. it demonstrates that china's influence on the north is limited. it should be noted here that china has been calling for more action from other countries. its contention is that the rest of the world should...
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china opposes a legally binding resolution. the permanent member of the security council argues such a move could prompt north korea to carry out another nuclear test. japan is working with the united states and south korea to impose additional sanctions, but tokyo's ambassador says the three countries are too distant from china's position to permit dialog. >>> the u.n. general assembly has adopted a resolution about north korea's human rights violations. the document expresses serious concern about what it describes as systemic and or systematic and widespread human rights violations. they include torture and public executions. the text also urges the north korean government to resolve the abduction of japanese citizens and other foreign nationals. a north korean diplomat has dismissed the document as political fabrication. >>> it's certainly not up to the minute, but state-run media has been much faster in reporting the results of south korea's presidential election than they've been in the past. the brief reports thursday, t
china opposes a legally binding resolution. the permanent member of the security council argues such a move could prompt north korea to carry out another nuclear test. japan is working with the united states and south korea to impose additional sanctions, but tokyo's ambassador says the three countries are too distant from china's position to permit dialog. >>> the u.n. general assembly has adopted a resolution about north korea's human rights violations. the document expresses serious...
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they have been ineffective because china that dan. you know, when you look at it, everything that we have tried after the bush years has been a failure. now, during the bush years in the early part of that administration, it puts real financial squeeze on the regime. but then they drop it because they have this fantasy that if we can just sit down one more time with the north koreans, suddenly we will have a deal that will make all this go away. it is not how the world works. the north koreans are getting better each time out launching missiles and setting off nuclear explosions. >> on that note, how realistic do you think it is? and how soon do you think it would be that they would be able to i'm one of these long-range missiles with a nuclear warhead? >> that is the real question. this last missile test was real important because it showed that they were successful. they got it up into the atmosphere. it can go a long way to the united states. now, if they perfect nuclear explosions and start miniaturizing it, being able to put it o
they have been ineffective because china that dan. you know, when you look at it, everything that we have tried after the bush years has been a failure. now, during the bush years in the early part of that administration, it puts real financial squeeze on the regime. but then they drop it because they have this fantasy that if we can just sit down one more time with the north koreans, suddenly we will have a deal that will make all this go away. it is not how the world works. the north koreans...
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but this case has received lots of media coverage in china. chinese intellectuals are calling for the release of peace prize lawyer yet from prison. the letter was posted online on tuesday to mark the second anniversary of him receiving the peace prize in 2010. the letter calls for the release of other political prisoners as well. it also urging the release of his wife from house arrest. the charges against lu includes his criticism of one-party rule and his involvement in 1989 pro democracy protests. one of the authors of the letter hope it will boost momentum to encourage democracy in china. a group of nobel l aurks, reattes. . >>> people around the world are worried about global warming, but there is at least win industry making the most of a bad situation. melted ice in the arctic ocean is allowing a tanker carrying liquefied natural gas to become the first of its kind to cross from norway to japan. it arrived in western japan carrying 60,000 tons of lmg. they bought the lmg from a firm related to russian state controlled gas company. the
but this case has received lots of media coverage in china. chinese intellectuals are calling for the release of peace prize lawyer yet from prison. the letter was posted online on tuesday to mark the second anniversary of him receiving the peace prize in 2010. the letter calls for the release of other political prisoners as well. it also urging the release of his wife from house arrest. the charges against lu includes his criticism of one-party rule and his involvement in 1989 pro democracy...
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senator stevens had flown the first cargo plane in 1944 and of course senator inouye was well regarded in china for that service. and so the group of senators, there must have been a dozen of us of both parties got more time with mr. had you and with you than almost the president of the united states would have. we were accorded ever courtesy because of the presence of senator inouye and senator stevens. they were like brothers. they called one another brothers. they served that way in the senate, as chairman and vice chairman of the defense appropriations subcommittee. they over a number of decades single hand edly shaped our american defense posture. and they did it with skill and patriotism and structure very few could have. several senators have mentioned how bipartisan he was. he was of the old school. not a bad schooled for today in my point of slue which he treated each senator with courtesy, teen newer senators. he treated each senator with a sense of quality even those who were in the minority and not on his side of the aisle. he was always fair. he was always you courteous and always
senator stevens had flown the first cargo plane in 1944 and of course senator inouye was well regarded in china for that service. and so the group of senators, there must have been a dozen of us of both parties got more time with mr. had you and with you than almost the president of the united states would have. we were accorded ever courtesy because of the presence of senator inouye and senator stevens. they were like brothers. they called one another brothers. they served that way in the...
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china opposes a legally binding resolution. the permanent member of the security council argues such a move could prompt north korea to carry out another nuclear test. japan is working with the united states and south korea to impose additional sanctions, but tokyo's ambassador says the three countries are too distant from china's position to permit dialog. >>> the u.n. general assembly has adopted a resolution about north korea's human rights violations. they include torture and public executions. the text also urges the north korean government to resolve the abduction of japanese citizens and other foreign nationals. a north korean diplomat has dismissed the document as political fabrication. >>> not up to the minute. but state-run media has been much faster in reporting the rules of south korea's presidential election than they have been in the past. the brief reports thursday, the day after the election, and friday. they said park had won a tight race. compare that with what happened five years ago. north korean media waite
china opposes a legally binding resolution. the permanent member of the security council argues such a move could prompt north korea to carry out another nuclear test. japan is working with the united states and south korea to impose additional sanctions, but tokyo's ambassador says the three countries are too distant from china's position to permit dialog. >>> the u.n. general assembly has adopted a resolution about north korea's human rights violations. they include torture and...
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china ends the year under the sign of growth. manufacturing activity hits its fastest pace in 18 months. but it's been a lackluster pace for markets which hosts a modest return for the year. germany, hong kong manage to outperform. so just where should investors put their money in the new year? we've been asking analysts and economist toes give us their top calls for 2013. >> do you think the u.s. is going to continue to be strong if they can solve the fiscal cliff issues, keep economic indicators up, what they're doing with the job is good, performance is good. asia will take a while, to the end of 2013. we'll see good entrepreneurial activity. that's going to depend on good performance in stocks. >> it will appreciate even with weaker economy or, you know, stagnated economy because there's not much growth to be accepted from all europe, you know, obviously call europe like germany will grow with the global economy here. but at the moment, because of the issues in japan and all the issues in the u.s., euro and particularly euro
china ends the year under the sign of growth. manufacturing activity hits its fastest pace in 18 months. but it's been a lackluster pace for markets which hosts a modest return for the year. germany, hong kong manage to outperform. so just where should investors put their money in the new year? we've been asking analysts and economist toes give us their top calls for 2013. >> do you think the u.s. is going to continue to be strong if they can solve the fiscal cliff issues, keep economic...
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china's holding of u.s. debt, too, has increased by over 50% in the course of president obama's presidency, so they own -- they already own about 33% of our -- 21% of our treasury securities, or at least they own most of the foreign ownership. >> they're the largest foreign holder of u.s. debt. megyn: thank you. okay. so on top of that, then their ownership of our debt has increased more than 50% over the past four years. is this a good thing? we need somebody to be buying us up. [laughter] >> well, good or bad, we are desperate borrowers, desperately looking for those who will buy our debt. because this nation depends on debt. 46 cents out of every dollar we have to borrow now for just the federal government. megyn: first we go to ourselves, right? first we go to american citizens and say would you like to buy some of america, and then we'll pay you back when we can? so we're number one, but china number two in terms of owning u.s. debt? >> the largest foreign holder, 22% of treasuries, over a trillion doll
china's holding of u.s. debt, too, has increased by over 50% in the course of president obama's presidency, so they own -- they already own about 33% of our -- 21% of our treasury securities, or at least they own most of the foreign ownership. >> they're the largest foreign holder of u.s. debt. megyn: thank you. okay. so on top of that, then their ownership of our debt has increased more than 50% over the past four years. is this a good thing? we need somebody to be buying us up....
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down towards the south the strong winds are quietening creating thunder showers in southern china. some will be moving into the southern islands of japan. moving into the american continent. the next pacific system is moving into the british isles and the pacific northwest bringing another round of wet and windy conditions as well as heavy mountain snow. the mountains will see an additional 40 centimeters snow. we have a more potent storm system. the system will head towards the great lakes region into the next 24 hours. wisconsin and iowa you could be seeing as much as 30 centimeters of snow in a period of 24 hours. chicago you haven't had measurable snow since march 4th this year. fieblly heavy snow is on the way for you. down towards the south, thunder showers to the east and great lakes region, there's a risk of severe thunderstorms, gusty winds and tornadoes. temperatures still on the warmer side in atlanta but dropping down into the single digits. 8 degrees in chicago. still on the warmer side but we'll be cooling down to the freezing mark as we head into your friday. here is
down towards the south the strong winds are quietening creating thunder showers in southern china. some will be moving into the southern islands of japan. moving into the american continent. the next pacific system is moving into the british isles and the pacific northwest bringing another round of wet and windy conditions as well as heavy mountain snow. the mountains will see an additional 40 centimeters snow. we have a more potent storm system. the system will head towards the great lakes...
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to manage threats from china and from north korea. the new defense minister has revealed plans to strengthen the self-defense forces. he addressed about 600 senior officials from the defense ministry and the self-defense forces on his first day on the job. >> translator: our nation's security is under increasing threat. we need to review our capabilities both in quality and quantity. >> he pointed to the dispute over the senkaku islands in the east china sea. chinese planes have flown into and around japanese air space in the area and chinese ships have sailed into japanese waters. he said he's also concerned about north korea's nuclear and missile development programs. >>> newly released details showed myanmar canceled a visit of sdf vessels out of consideration of china. two ships were scheduled to visit on the way back from mine sweeping drills in the persian gulf. no japanese vessel has ever made a port visit to the country. myanmar was under military rule for almost 25 years. the nation has been strengthening ties with japan and
to manage threats from china and from north korea. the new defense minister has revealed plans to strengthen the self-defense forces. he addressed about 600 senior officials from the defense ministry and the self-defense forces on his first day on the job. >> translator: our nation's security is under increasing threat. we need to review our capabilities both in quality and quantity. >> he pointed to the dispute over the senkaku islands in the east china sea. chinese planes have...
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china's top leader res expected to meet saturday and sunday and monday we'll finally gets china's foreign direct investment numbers for december. lots to watch and it will be interesting to keep appear eye on how traders sxret express views over the weekend. straight ahead on the show, a round about in east london is being hailed as europe's answer to silicone valley. but should california tech giants be shaking in their hoodies? stay tuned. >>> welcome back to the program. the financial times picked mario draghi as its financial person for the year. earlier in the program, we asked you who would be your pick. bruce tweeted in to say silvia wadhwa, she's my favorite. silvia gets our vote, too. get in touch with us by e-mail, worldwide@cnbc.com, tweet us or tweet ross even though he's not here. in fact, i encourage that. >>> east london has been hailed to europe's answer to silicone valley. can it really compete? and what's in it for investors? tom mckenzie reports. >> in just a few years, london's tech city has grown from a handful of companies to a buzzing cluster of close to 5,000 busin
china's top leader res expected to meet saturday and sunday and monday we'll finally gets china's foreign direct investment numbers for december. lots to watch and it will be interesting to keep appear eye on how traders sxret express views over the weekend. straight ahead on the show, a round about in east london is being hailed as europe's answer to silicone valley. but should california tech giants be shaking in their hoodies? stay tuned. >>> welcome back to the program. the...
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and china. they firmly believe so many problems if they so what cannot solved without the act of collaboration of u.s. and china. what the history books 50 years to knock over 100 years since his china and the united states working together to solve these problems instead of history books blaming the united states and china for failing to respond to things that climate change and having history books that nor the incredible contributions of china over thousands of years to grow civilization and it completely overlooked that and just say the united states and china missed the opportunity is screwed up. >> ambassador, i must say when you and steve chu, secretary of energy are in china, lake -- [inaudible] actually it's a wonderful part of america. here we have two chinese immigrant families representing america. it's hard to imagine it in reverse from the chinese side. but then they are not in the great society. >> do they take it as an honor? >> and deep. as ambassador locke mentioned they want t
and china. they firmly believe so many problems if they so what cannot solved without the act of collaboration of u.s. and china. what the history books 50 years to knock over 100 years since his china and the united states working together to solve these problems instead of history books blaming the united states and china for failing to respond to things that climate change and having history books that nor the incredible contributions of china over thousands of years to grow civilization and...
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that's in the east china sea. jets were scrambled to the scene. japan controls the senkaku islands, china and taiwan claimed them. the japan coast guard says one of its vessels spotted the plane thursday morning and reported it to japan's defense ministry. it was about 15 kilometers south of the uotsuri islands. part of the senkaku island chain. the minister says eight f-15 fighters from the air self defense force based in okinawa were dispatched in response. but when they arrived the chinese plane had already left japanese airspace. the coast guard photo of the chinese aircraft shows letters on the plane's body indicating it belongs to china's state oceanic administration. the defense ministry says this was the first such intrusion by a chinese aircraft since the self-defense forces began keeping records. the coast guard says the plane was initially spotted around 10:40 a.m. local time. coast guard officials confirmed the intrusion at 11:06 and the plane moved out of sight four minutes later. the coast guard vessel radioed a warning to the aircra
that's in the east china sea. jets were scrambled to the scene. japan controls the senkaku islands, china and taiwan claimed them. the japan coast guard says one of its vessels spotted the plane thursday morning and reported it to japan's defense ministry. it was about 15 kilometers south of the uotsuri islands. part of the senkaku island chain. the minister says eight f-15 fighters from the air self defense force based in okinawa were dispatched in response. but when they arrived the chinese...
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is urging china not to violate intellectual property rights. the trade issues were discussed at the 23rd session at the u.s. joint session in washington. u.s. trade representative ron kirk and chinese vice premier were among those at the two-day meeting that ended on wednesday. at a news conference after the meeting, officials from china pointed out that the u.s. is blocking chinese investments in the country due to national security. they said they will watch how the u.s. addresses the issue. but asked for modifications. kirk said a major advance was made in the meeting, but u.s. officials addressed concerns about widespread piracy and counterfeit software in china. officials said they will check in china takes measures to improve its intellectual property protection. this is the first trade meeting after president barack obama was re-elected for a second term and ping succeeding as the new communist party leader. >>> japanese government officials have asked counterparts to have intergovernmental talks. that's on china's extra tariffs on the i
is urging china not to violate intellectual property rights. the trade issues were discussed at the 23rd session at the u.s. joint session in washington. u.s. trade representative ron kirk and chinese vice premier were among those at the two-day meeting that ended on wednesday. at a news conference after the meeting, officials from china pointed out that the u.s. is blocking chinese investments in the country due to national security. they said they will watch how the u.s. addresses the issue....
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they marked the return of the territory from portugal to china. officials from the chinese government and the political te military attended a ceremony in macao the increasing number of visitors have helped fuel the rapid growth of the casino industry.t. increasing number of visitors have helped fuel the rapid growth of the casino industry.h. increasing number of visitors have helped fuel the rapid growth of the casino industry.e. increasing number of visitors have helped fuel the rapid growth of the casino industry.. increasing number of visitors have helped fuel the rapid growth of the casino industry.i have helped fuel the rapid growth of the casino industry. about 500 young people criticized them for building casinos instead of homes. >> translator: we would like to stress that property prices are too high. we can't buy houses. >> real estate prices have surged to seven times when they were a decade ago. they want direct elections to choose the chief executive. >>> s tsunamis found evidence of 16 massive tsunami's over the past years. sediment
they marked the return of the territory from portugal to china. officials from the chinese government and the political te military attended a ceremony in macao the increasing number of visitors have helped fuel the rapid growth of the casino industry.t. increasing number of visitors have helped fuel the rapid growth of the casino industry.h. increasing number of visitors have helped fuel the rapid growth of the casino industry.e. increasing number of visitors have helped fuel the rapid growth...
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translator: looking at china's history, cultural traditions, and current conditions, china will never adopt a policy of dominance or expansionism. our prosperity will bring peace and will benefit the rest of the world. >> analysts say xi hopes to ease concerns that china's new leadership intends to adopt a hard-line stance on diplomacy. however, on the same day he told a senior military commander to prepare strong missile units for possible conflict. >>> lawmakers in the u.s. senate have offered japanese government officials reassurance on the senkaku island. they unanimously approved a key defense bill stating the u.s. is covered by the u.s./japan security treaty. the national defense authorization act sets the framework for the defense budget. the legislation was amended to state the u.s. acknowledges japan's administration of the islands. but it stresses that the american government takes no official position on the islands' sovereignty. the bill also reaffirms the u.s. commitment to japan under article v of the bilateral security treaty. the article says the american military will
translator: looking at china's history, cultural traditions, and current conditions, china will never adopt a policy of dominance or expansionism. our prosperity will bring peace and will benefit the rest of the world. >> analysts say xi hopes to ease concerns that china's new leadership intends to adopt a hard-line stance on diplomacy. however, on the same day he told a senior military commander to prepare strong missile units for possible conflict. >>> lawmakers in the u.s....
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east china sea. it's just one of a number of pressing concerns on the foreign policy front. nhk world brings us up to speed. >> reporter: chinese hit the streets in force in september, furious about their neighbors. they protested outside the japanese embassy, boycotted japanese goods, struck out at anything japanese. the root of their anger, the nationalization of islands in the east china sea. >> translator: the senkaku islands are japan's sovereign territory, this is a clear fact both historically and in light of international law. >> reporter: the japanese government bought the islands from a private owner. the thing is, china and taiwan claim them too. chinese leaders said nationalizing them is not acceptable. they've sent petrol ships into japanese waters around the islands, followed closely by japan coast guard crews. the new leadership declared china would build itself into a maritime power by safeguarding its interests. japan's next government will take up other disputes too. in august south
east china sea. it's just one of a number of pressing concerns on the foreign policy front. nhk world brings us up to speed. >> reporter: chinese hit the streets in force in september, furious about their neighbors. they protested outside the japanese embassy, boycotted japanese goods, struck out at anything japanese. the root of their anger, the nationalization of islands in the east china sea. >> translator: the senkaku islands are japan's sovereign territory, this is a clear fact...
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and china. i believe that many of the problems we face in the world cannot be solved without the active collaboration of u.s. and china. and when the history books to say it was china and united states working together that solve these problems, instead of the history books and blaming the united states and china for failing to respond to things like climate change. having history books ignore the incredible contributions of china over thousands of years towards civilization, and just say, united states and china missed the opportunity and skirted up. -- screwed it up. >> we have two chinese immigrant families representing america. it is hard to imagine it in reverse from the chinese side. they're not an immigrant-based society. >> do they take it as an honor? >> yes. they also want to claim him. you know, as part of the greater china community. and then there is a bit of a disappointment, but it is an amazing moment in american history. >> i guess you want over there just before or after the bi
and china. i believe that many of the problems we face in the world cannot be solved without the active collaboration of u.s. and china. and when the history books to say it was china and united states working together that solve these problems, instead of the history books and blaming the united states and china for failing to respond to things like climate change. having history books ignore the incredible contributions of china over thousands of years towards civilization, and just say,...
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east china sea. it's just one of a number of pressing concerns on the foreign policy front. nhk world brings us up to speed. >> reporter: chinese hit the streets in force in september, furious about their neighbors. they protested outside the japanese embassy, boycotted japanese goods, struck out at anything japanese. the root of their anger, the nationalization of islands in the east china sea. >> translator: the senkaku islands are japan's sovereign territory, this is a clear fact both historically and in light of international law. >> reporter: the japanese government bought the islands from a private owner. the thing is, china and taiwan claim them too. chinese leaders said nationalizing them is not acceptable. they've sent petrol ships into japanese waters around the islands, followed closely by japan coast guard crews. the new leadership declared china would build itself into a maritime power by safeguarding its interests. japan's next government will take up other disputes too. in august south
east china sea. it's just one of a number of pressing concerns on the foreign policy front. nhk world brings us up to speed. >> reporter: chinese hit the streets in force in september, furious about their neighbors. they protested outside the japanese embassy, boycotted japanese goods, struck out at anything japanese. the root of their anger, the nationalization of islands in the east china sea. >> translator: the senkaku islands are japan's sovereign territory, this is a clear fact...
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it includes cars out of japan and china. john fund, coauthor of the book "who's counting." you want a raise? you want a clerical worker? the money is pretty good. $87,000 a year. $105,000 with a compensation package. one of the top u.s. blue collar jobs. >> the outrageous thing about this strike is this. the port owners were willing to say all the clerks will have lifetime employment. but if someone retires we want the flexibility to move their job around or eliminate their position and the union said no. these clerks basically still use paper invoices to make sure the cargo moves clearly. a lot of that can be automated. these jobs, $165,000 are apparently forever. as a result of that we had this unnecessary strike and it cost a billion dollars a day and the price of toys may go up on christmas. >> this was not about benefits, vacation or pensions or salary. it was about the job of these clerks monitoring the port car go and their jobs are going to be guaranteed for life. but they wouldn't be allowed to replace them or eliminate those jobs once they retired. bill: so the de
it includes cars out of japan and china. john fund, coauthor of the book "who's counting." you want a raise? you want a clerical worker? the money is pretty good. $87,000 a year. $105,000 with a compensation package. one of the top u.s. blue collar jobs. >> the outrageous thing about this strike is this. the port owners were willing to say all the clerks will have lifetime employment. but if someone retires we want the flexibility to move their job around or eliminate their...
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. >> where is china this china is so big. they could crush north korea. >> north korea gets 90% of their oil from china. if china cutoff the oil it would be in a different situation. but that's their best ally in the region. >> and china doesn't want north korea to end and the minute these people are going to move they are going to china and they don't want anything to do with themment. >> you will have this population that is so depressed they are moving to south korea and china. >> it will be like east-west germany, but with less scat porn. >> it is mostly my fault because it was in the 90s i dated kim-jong-il and it put him in a strange function. >> cash -- strange funk. >> that is the name of his next album. >> he is the sexiest man alive. >> we are missing the big story. in north korea they must have a large supply of ed schulz shows. >> i feel bad for that woman. now that she is international she is going to kim gung u.n's. >>> what are the perks of being pretty? first, if you have invisible camo, i wish we had this in
. >> where is china this china is so big. they could crush north korea. >> north korea gets 90% of their oil from china. if china cutoff the oil it would be in a different situation. but that's their best ally in the region. >> and china doesn't want north korea to end and the minute these people are going to move they are going to china and they don't want anything to do with themment. >> you will have this population that is so depressed they are moving to south korea...
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india's ambition value once a slice of the liberty of oil and gas reserves in the south china sea but with beijing the region's powerhouse each one worried there is an elf room for the to the ground. now u.s. authorities can obtain and study data on that european store online overreaching europe's strict privacy protection laws and that's according to a report issued by the university of amsterdam saying washington is being shielded by the anterior terror of patriot act one of the authors of a report absalom bach believes that a national privacy regulations should be stepped up. normally in an offline world you would have cooperation between governments that would respect international human rights standards but as these companies in the cloud are. conducting systematic best business and united states direct actions just warms all over the world internet surveillance is increasing and it's quite breakneck speed so a solution would be. to at least try and come to some international standard of how to resolve all this and what does privacy mean i know that this is a very ambitious goal
india's ambition value once a slice of the liberty of oil and gas reserves in the south china sea but with beijing the region's powerhouse each one worried there is an elf room for the to the ground. now u.s. authorities can obtain and study data on that european store online overreaching europe's strict privacy protection laws and that's according to a report issued by the university of amsterdam saying washington is being shielded by the anterior terror of patriot act one of the authors of a...
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of asean nations as well as china. the united states has also expressed its concern over the potential flashpoint. and now a senior indian official has indicated that country, too, is anxious to counter the maritime assertiveness of china. nhk world reports from new delhi. >> reporter: india's navy chief held a media conference on monday, in which he addressed the spreading maritime power of india's big east asian rival. he expressed admiration for china but also sounded a note of alarm. >> it's impressive and certainly a concern for us which we continuously evaluate and work out our options and our strategy. >> reporter: admiral joshi raised eyebrows when he suggested that the indian navy was ready to send warships to the south china sea. >> translator: whenever we're needed to defend our national interests in the maritime domain, the navy has the mandate to do so by all means necessary. >> reporter: the admiral referred specifically to india's joint efforts with vietnam to explore marine resources as well as the free
of asean nations as well as china. the united states has also expressed its concern over the potential flashpoint. and now a senior indian official has indicated that country, too, is anxious to counter the maritime assertiveness of china. nhk world reports from new delhi. >> reporter: india's navy chief held a media conference on monday, in which he addressed the spreading maritime power of india's big east asian rival. he expressed admiration for china but also sounded a note of alarm....
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translator: looking at china's history, cultural traditions and current conditions, china will never adopt a policy of dominance or expansionism. our prosperity will bring peace and will benefit the rest of the world. >> analysts say xi hopes to ease concerns that china's new leadership intends to adopt a more hardline stance on diplomacy. however, on the same day, he told a senior military commander to strengthen missile units for possible conflict. xi has pledged to tackle corruption among party officials. he and the rest of the new leadership are reportedly planning to overhaul the structure of government. government sources say the leaders plan to cut one in three ministries from 27 to 18. they're planning to do away with the railway ministry and transfer its function to the communications ministry. critics say poor oversight led to the crash last year of a high-speed train. 40 people were killed. and the former head of the railways ministry was dismissed in a bribery scandal. officials in the agriculture ministry will take over the responsibilities of the water resources ministr
translator: looking at china's history, cultural traditions and current conditions, china will never adopt a policy of dominance or expansionism. our prosperity will bring peace and will benefit the rest of the world. >> analysts say xi hopes to ease concerns that china's new leadership intends to adopt a more hardline stance on diplomacy. however, on the same day, he told a senior military commander to strengthen missile units for possible conflict. xi has pledged to tackle corruption...
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china telecom is carrying the phone. it's available in china's apple stores and online. china mobile is expected to strike a deal to carry the phone by late 2013. eunice, they need this to sell, because according to idc, in the third quarter, their share of smartphone market in china slipped to sixth place, which is a massive decline in market shares terms. how much is this one going to take them back a little bit? >> well, apple faces a lot of challenges in the china market. like you said, they're slipping in their ranking. and that's because there is a lot of competition, especially from -- well, from samsung and lenovo, names that you know, and also from -- players that are coming up with these low, cheaper wsh i should say, smartphones and that is one big challenge for the company here. another big challenge, as you had said, china mobile, it needs to come up with some deal with china mobile over the next year or so in order to try to get access to that company's 700 million viewers. >> eunice, thanks for that and our apologies for that slight technical freeze there.
china telecom is carrying the phone. it's available in china's apple stores and online. china mobile is expected to strike a deal to carry the phone by late 2013. eunice, they need this to sell, because according to idc, in the third quarter, their share of smartphone market in china slipped to sixth place, which is a massive decline in market shares terms. how much is this one going to take them back a little bit? >> well, apple faces a lot of challenges in the china market. like you...
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a school bus has crashed in eastern china killing at least eleven. schoolchildren the principal of the kindergarten said that they were from that they were driving partly driving vehicles which plunged into a pond now she was arrested for a dangerous driving and on suspicion of the bus being overloaded the kindergarten will also be closed because it was found to be operating without a license. the health of venezuelan president hugo chavez has reportedly improved he had caught a respiratory infection after his latest cancer surgery in cuba and venezuela and vice president said on state t.v. that thomas is up on ash are that just sizing is raised hopes that his january tenth and auger ration may still go ahead a few months after his reelection and a tight vote. as we begin to say goodbye to two thousand and twelve our team remembers what the year has brought us today our news teams recall the austerity anger that took hold across europe. it came to the point where if you walked into the studio you knew there was going to be a story about europe and au
a school bus has crashed in eastern china killing at least eleven. schoolchildren the principal of the kindergarten said that they were from that they were driving partly driving vehicles which plunged into a pond now she was arrested for a dangerous driving and on suspicion of the bus being overloaded the kindergarten will also be closed because it was found to be operating without a license. the health of venezuelan president hugo chavez has reportedly improved he had caught a respiratory...
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south korean foreign ministry officials met separately with envoys from japan, the united states, china, and russia, all members of the six-party talks on north korea's nuclear program. details of the meetings haven't been released, but it's believed the five nations discussed ways to convince officials in pyongyang to cancel the launch. south korea plans to send two aegis vessels capable of tracking missiles to the yellow sea to observe the launch. the monitoring will be done in coordination with u.s. forces. defense officials in seoul are also considering raising the country's alerstatus by one notch. japan's self-defense forces are on the alert in advance of this possible missile launch. the maritime sdf vessel carrying pac-3 missile interceptors has left its home port in hiroshima bound for okinawa. the pac-3 surface-to-air missiles are capable of shooting down debris should it come near the ground. the interceptors will be placed at several sites in okinawa. defense ministry officials expect the missile's flight path could take it over the islands of okinawa. commanders say they'll
south korean foreign ministry officials met separately with envoys from japan, the united states, china, and russia, all members of the six-party talks on north korea's nuclear program. details of the meetings haven't been released, but it's believed the five nations discussed ways to convince officials in pyongyang to cancel the launch. south korea plans to send two aegis vessels capable of tracking missiles to the yellow sea to observe the launch. the monitoring will be done in coordination...
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you have these leadership changes in china and japan next week, and it gives them a leg up in coming back to the negotiating table as a stronger country because they've demonstrated this long-range technolo technology. >> so you look back at april and the embarrassing failed launch. it has a lot of people wondering how this successful launch could come so quickly on the heels of the other, and it also has people asking who may be helping north korea at this time. obviously, iran enters into the picture when people do discuss this. is this something that is a game change for us in terms of how to deal with north korea and iran at the same time? >> i think it's a pretty big deal. the april launch was not successful, but if you track their launches going back to 2006, the 2006 and particularly the 2009 tests were fairly successful. so the fact that this one came about, whatever happened in april was something, some mechanical problem was catastrophic, but this test was clearly a success. yes, there is cooperation between iran and north korea. every north korean missile that they have pr
you have these leadership changes in china and japan next week, and it gives them a leg up in coming back to the negotiating table as a stronger country because they've demonstrated this long-range technolo technology. >> so you look back at april and the embarrassing failed launch. it has a lot of people wondering how this successful launch could come so quickly on the heels of the other, and it also has people asking who may be helping north korea at this time. obviously, iran enters...
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and then we'd like to improve our ties with china. as for the senkaku islands, we retain the stance they are japanese territory. we have to clearly show this policy to the chinese side. on the economic front, unless we change the current situation where annual income dwindles year after year, young people will not be able to have hope in their lives. we have to change this dire situation. that's our mission. we need to get out of the deflation as soon as possible, and that was part of our party's pledge. we will be compiling a sizeable suppleme suppleme supplementary budget. >> as abe prepares to move into the province's office, noda is preparing to move out. he's also stepping down as the leader of the democratic party. >> translator: at this time, the results of the general election are coming in, and the dpj has been handed a very stern verdict by the people. but it's the people's decision, and therefore, we take it seriously. all the results have been calculated. i have to assume responsibility for leading the party into this very
and then we'd like to improve our ties with china. as for the senkaku islands, we retain the stance they are japanese territory. we have to clearly show this policy to the chinese side. on the economic front, unless we change the current situation where annual income dwindles year after year, young people will not be able to have hope in their lives. we have to change this dire situation. that's our mission. we need to get out of the deflation as soon as possible, and that was part of our...
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does that mean those lights do come from china? he doesn't say. the correct answer to our gps
does that mean those lights do come from china? he doesn't say. the correct answer to our gps
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china is also increasing military presence in the south china sea to boost its claim to ma maritime interest in the area. it is intended to solidify its defense on the islands and shoals. nhk world, manila. >> some asean nations are taking a hard stance but sources have revealed that myanmar canceled what would have been the first port call by the self-defense force vessels. myanmar wanted to prevent a strong reaction from china. informed sources say two japanese mine sweepers were due to stop at myanmar's largest city but it was called off at myanmar's request. relations between japan and china remain tense. japan owns the islands, both china and taiwan claim them. myanmar has made other moves out of the consideration for china despite the criticism from the west in november. police in the country cracked down on demonstrations against a copper mine operated by a chinese firm and a firm linked to the military. over 70 protesters were injured and forged close relations with china during the military rule when western countries imposed economic sanctions on the country in the past two decades
china is also increasing military presence in the south china sea to boost its claim to ma maritime interest in the area. it is intended to solidify its defense on the islands and shoals. nhk world, manila. >> some asean nations are taking a hard stance but sources have revealed that myanmar canceled what would have been the first port call by the self-defense force vessels. myanmar wanted to prevent a strong reaction from china. informed sources say two japanese mine sweepers were due to...
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china is also increasing military presence in the south china sea to boost its claim to maritime interest in the area. it is intended to solidify its defense on the islands and shoals. nhk world, manila. >> some asean nations are taking a hard stance but sources have revealed that myanmar canceled what would have been the first port call by the self-defense force vessels. myanmar wanted to prevent a strong reaction from china. informed sources say two japanese mine sweepers were due to stop at myanmar's largest city but it was called off at myanmar's request. relations between japan and china remain tense. japan owns the islands, both china and taiwan claim them. myanmar has made other moves out of the consideration for china despite the criticism from the west in november. police in the country cracked down on demonstrations against a copper mine operated by a chinese firm and a firm linked to the military. over 70 protesters were injured and forged close relations with china during the military rule when western countries imposed economic sanctions on the country in the past two decades
china is also increasing military presence in the south china sea to boost its claim to maritime interest in the area. it is intended to solidify its defense on the islands and shoals. nhk world, manila. >> some asean nations are taking a hard stance but sources have revealed that myanmar canceled what would have been the first port call by the self-defense force vessels. myanmar wanted to prevent a strong reaction from china. informed sources say two japanese mine sweepers were due to...
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because china is interested in investing in america not just buying but developing and san francisco appears to be the first stop. in treasure island, phil matier, cbs 5. >>> despite the threat of lawsuits, the feds went through with a controversial auction today. >> do i have four, four bidder four, do i have five? >> more than 17,000 acres of federal oil and gas leases in monterey, san benin tow and fresno counties were sold off to the highest bidders as part of what's known as the monterey shale estimated to hold 15.5 billion barrels of oil reserves. speculators believe the oil can be reached now through a controversial process called fracking. the lease sales pose no proven threat to the environment. >> we do an environmental assessment it's a lengthy document. we look at potential impacts on endangered species, visual air quality. >> they were not addressing these particular parcels as though these new technologies would be used. fracking has dramatically changed operations throughout the united states. >> these environmental groups protested the auction and have filed an offici
because china is interested in investing in america not just buying but developing and san francisco appears to be the first stop. in treasure island, phil matier, cbs 5. >>> despite the threat of lawsuits, the feds went through with a controversial auction today. >> do i have four, four bidder four, do i have five? >> more than 17,000 acres of federal oil and gas leases in monterey, san benin tow and fresno counties were sold off to the highest bidders as part of what's...
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. >>> a slowdown in the country of china is proving to be short lived. power generation and food processing firms are leading the recovery. >>> and germany's latest exports seems to be recession proof. it's a tradition dating back to the middle ages, but germany's christmas markets are more popular than ever. nbc's andy eckh artson sends this report. >> every december, music rix out across girlny's favorite christmas market. berlin alone hosts more than 80 markets, each with its own character where the sights, sounds and smells of christmas combine to keep your financial crisis at bay. >> we don't feel a crisis. when you look around here at the christmas market, you meet so different people from germany and it's so popular to come to berlin. christmas season is present season. >> over the past 20 years, germany's christmas markets have become a big attraction and big business. analysts estimate that the german christmas market industry brings in billions of dollars annually. for many small businesses and traditional craftsmen, the markets are the main so
. >>> a slowdown in the country of china is proving to be short lived. power generation and food processing firms are leading the recovery. >>> and germany's latest exports seems to be recession proof. it's a tradition dating back to the middle ages, but germany's christmas markets are more popular than ever. nbc's andy eckh artson sends this report. >> every december, music rix out across girlny's favorite christmas market. berlin alone hosts more than 80 markets, each...